The first player's strike in Major League Baseball history took place for 13 days. The strike occurred from April 1 to April 13, 1972. As a result, the Houston Astros and San Diego Padres each played only 153 games, nine fewer than normal. Most other teams canceled anywhere from six to eight games

AL

East

TEAMWLPctGB
y 1972 Detroit Tigers LogoDetroit 8670.551-
1972 Boston Red Sox LogoBoston 8570.5480.5
1972 Baltimore Orioles LogoBaltimore 8074.5195.0
1972 New York Yankees LogoNY Yankees 7976.5106.5
1972 Cleveland Indians LogoCleveland 7284.46214.0
1972 Milwaukee Brewers LogoMilwaukee 6591.41721.0

West

TEAMWLPctGB
y 1972 Oakland Athletics LogoOakland   9362.600-
1972 Chicago White Sox LogoChi. White Sox 8767.5655.5
1972 Minnesota Twins LogoMinnesota 7777.50015.5
1972 Kansas City Royals LogoKansas City 7678.49416.5
1972 California Angels LogoCalifornia 7580.48418.0
1972 Texas Rangers LogoTexas 54100.35138.5

NL

East

TEAMWLPctGB
y 1972 Pittsburgh Pirates LogoPittsburgh 9659.619-
1972 Chicago Cubs LogoChi. Cubs 8570.54811.0
1972 New York Mets LogoNY Mets 8373.53213.5
1972 St. Louis Cardinals LogoStL Cardinals 7581.48121.5
1972 Montreal Expos LogoMontreal 7086.44926.5
1972 Philadelphia Phillies LogoPhiladelphia 5997.37837.5

West

TEAMWLPctGB
y 1972 Cincinnati Reds LogoCincinnati 9559.617-
1972 Houston Astros LogoHouston 8469.54910.5
1972 Los Angeles Dodgers LogoLA Dodgers 8570.54810.5
1972 Atlanta Braves LogoAtlanta 7084.45525.0
1972 San Francisco Giants LogoSan Francisco 6986.44526.5
1972 San Diego Padres LogoSan Diego 5895.37936.5

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  1. I sincerely appreciate the research work, and the information being shared. It is important and interesting history.

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